Lander University

Lander University is a public college in Greenwood, SC. Its average net price is $16,659 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$14,542
$30,001 to $48,000$12,767
$48,001 to $75,000$12,960
$75,001 to $110,000$17,170
$110,001 and up$20,206
$11,700Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$21,300Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$16,659Average Net Price
$12,400Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,200Books and Supplies
$4,555Other Expenses
44.7%Students on Pell Grants
43.5%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

81.3%Acceptance Rate
490 to 608SAT Reading, Middle Half
460 to 570SAT Math, Middle Half
16 to 23ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$41,885
8 years after entry$44,718
10 years after entry$45,360
50.2%Graduation Rate
69.6%Retention Rate
$21,847Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Greenwood, SCLocation
Distant townSetting
3,397Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911$25,370 Small program - rough guide n=38
Business Administration, Management and Operations$43,719 n=156$24,000 n=263
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communications$28,455 Small program - rough guide n=41Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Criminology$42,035 National median for this major n=10,302$24,999 Small program - rough guide n=43
Data Science$76,968 National median for this major n=322Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Services, General$41,637 National median for this major n=5,838Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Non-Professional Legal Studies$44,728 National median for this major n=2,888Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$30,500 Small program - rough guide n=59$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=75
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Registered Nursing$77,657 Small program - rough guide n=94$24,995 n=162
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400$23,995 Small program - rough guide n=41
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$39,488 Small program - rough guide n=35$21,261 Small program - rough guide n=69
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

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